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to gether

to gether

9.9
To bring things or people together
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : reunir
  • The villagers would gether every year to celebrate the harvest festival.

Examples

  • We need to gether the supplies before the storm hits.

  • She began to gether her thoughts before speaking to the crowd.

  • I preferred it when the podcast was that you brought back the old man character in a shameless attempt to gather votes for creator of the year.

Synonyms

to gather
vsto gether
∞ 1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is the older spelling of the same verb
to foregather
vsto gether
  • Archaic
1 9.2

To come together in one place, often for a meeting

involves bringing others together rather than arriving together
to forgather
vsto gether
  • Archaic
9.4

Come together in one place to meet or celebrate

involves bringing or collecting things rather than just meeting

Surface Forms

gether infinitive
gettingher present participle
gethers third person singular
gathered past
gathered past participle

Etymology

Gether is an old spelling of gather, which means 'to bring together' or 'collect'. You can see the same root in together, so imagine people gathering in one place and that image helps explain why gether means to bring people or things into one place.